NURSING INFORMATICS AND THE FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE 5TH EDITION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Borrowed Theory - correct answer Theories borrowed or made use of from other disciplines. As nursing began to evolve, theories from other disciplines (e.g., psychology, sociology) were adopted to try to empirically describe, explain, or predict nursing phenomena. As nursing theories continue to be developed, nurses are now questioning whether these borrowed theories were sufficient or satisfactory in their relation to the nursing phenomena they were used to describe, explain, or predict. Building blocks - correct answer Basic elements or part of nursing informatics such as information science, computer science, cognitive science, and nursing science Clinical databases - correct answer Collections of related patient records stored in a computer system using software that permits a person or program to query the data to extract needed patient information clinical practice guidelines - correct answer Informal or formal rules or guiding principles that a healthcare provider uses when determining diagnostic tests and treatment strategies for individual patients. In the electronic health record, they are included in a variety of ways such as prompts, pop-ups, and text messages. Conceptual Framework - correct answer Framework used in research to chart feasible courses of action or to present a desired approach to a study or analysis; built from a set of concepts that are related to a proposed or existing system of methods, behaviors, functions, relationships, and objects. A relational model. A formal way of thinking or conceptualizing about a phenomenon, process, or system under study. Data - correct answer Raw facts that lack meaning Data mining - correct answer A process of utilizing software to sort through data so as to discover patterns and ascertain or establish relationships. This process may help to discover or uncover previously unidentified relationships among the data in a database. Evidence - correct answer Artifacts, productions, attestations, or other examples that demonstrate an individual's knowledge, skills, or valued attributes Feedback - correct answer Input in the form of opinions about or reactions to something such as shared knowledge. In an information system, this refers to information from the system that is used to make modifications in the input, processing actions, or outputs. Foundation of Knowledge Model - correct answer Model proposing that humans are organic information systems constantly acquiring, processing, generating, and disseminating information or knowledge in both their professional and personal lives. The organizing framework of this text. Information - correct answer Data that are interpreted, organized, or structured. Data processed using knowledge or data made functional through the application of knowledge Knowledge - correct answer The awareness and understanding of a set of information and the ways that information can be made useful to support a specific task or arrive at a decision; abounds with others' thoughts and information. Information that is synthesized so that relationships are identified and formalized. Understanding that comes through a process of interaction or experience with the world around us. Information that has judgment applied to it or meaning extracted from it. Processed information that helps to clarify or explain some portion of our environment or world that we can use as a basis for action or upon which we can act. Internal process of thinking or cognition. External process of testing, senses, observation, and interaction Knowledge Acquisition - correct answer The act of getting knowledge. Knowledge Dissemination - correct answer Distribution and sharing of knowledge.